Question

One day last winter my dad and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus£¨ÂíÏ·±íÑÝ£©£®Finally£¬there was only one family in front of us£®There were eight children£®All were perhaps under the age of 12£®You could tell that they didn't have much money£®Their clothes were not expensive but clean£®All of them were standing in line£¬two by two behind their parents£®I could feel that the children had never seen the circus before£®They were very excited£®

The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted£®He proudly answered£¬¡°Eight children¡¯s tickets and two adults' tickets so that I can take my family to the circus£®¡± The ticket lady answered the price£®The man's wife looked sad£®The father asked again in surprise£¬¡°How much did you say?¡± The ticket lady said the price again£®The man didn¡¯t have enough money£®

How could he tell his eight children that he didn¡¯t have enough money? At that time£¬my dad put his hand in his pocket£¬pulled out twenty dollars and dropped it on the ground£¨In fact£¬we were not rich£©£®

My dad picked up the money and said to the father£¬¡°Excuse me£¬sir£®This fell out of your pocket£®¡± The man knew what happened at once£®He looked at my dad and took my dad¡¯s hands£®He was so thankful that he couldn't say a word£®

My dad and I went back home£®We didn't see the circus£¬but I would never forget that day£®

1£®How many people were there in the family in front of the writer?

2£®Why were the children very excited?

3£®Why did the man's wife look sad?

4£®What kind of person was the writer's father?

Answer 1

1£®£¨There were£©10£¯ten£®

2£®£¨They were very excited£©Because they had never seen the circus before£®

3£®£¨She looked sad£©Because£¨she knew£©they£¯her husband didn't have enough money£®

4£®He was kind£¯helpful£¯good¡­£¯He was a kind£¯helpful£¯good¡­person£®